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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-11700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-11700 - 167 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €262.06 vs €310.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-12900KS - €1.6 vs €1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€262.06
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Tray Core i7 Processor i7-11700 2,50Ghz 16M Rocket Lake-S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i7-11700
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
73 FPS
€17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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21 FPS
€40.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-11700
4 GB, N/A Storage
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